For elementary schools, it’s materials with “implied written descriptions of sexual acts for the purposes of teaching students to avoid or report molestation, any diagrams for educating about anatomy for purposes of science and health instruction, and any visual depictions of nudity or implied nudity relating to classical works of art.”.
For middle schools, it’s materials with “implied written descriptions of sexual acts or implied visual depictions of nudity.”.For high schools, it’s materials with “explicit written descriptions of sexual acts or visual depictions of nudity.”.The criteria necessitating parental consent varies: For elementary, “visual depictions of nudity or implied nudity - not including diagrams for educating about anatomy for science and health instruction or breastfeeding or content relating to classical works of art.”įor all grade levels, the policy dictates that teachers must get parental consent before they can use certain materials.For middle school students, “visual or visually implied depictions of sexual acts or simulations of such acts.”.For high school students, materials with “visual or visually implied depictions of sexual acts” and “explicit written descriptions of sexual acts, except for the purposes of teaching students to avoid and report molestation or education about the procreative sex act for purposes of science and health instruction.”.The ACLU has said this kind of criteria gives decision makers “unlimited power and authority to get rid of “whatever they don’t like”.
It also raises concerns over “excluding and stigmatizing LGBTQ+ people,” said Marlene Pray, a parent in the district and the regional LGBTQ+ youth education coordinator for Planned Parenthood Keystone.įor each grade level, the policy states, the superintendent “shall not recommend” certain materials using vague criteria reminiscent of the library book policy passed on July 26. The policy “effectively bans human development and sex education in the schools,” said Sharon Ward, senior policy advisor for the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania. The policy first showed up in a May policy committee meeting, and the school board passed it in a 6-3 vote on Tuesday. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor
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